UrsprungFrom svin (“swine”) + -a.
- colloquialto behave like a swine (contemptible person), often of rude, indecent behavior or making a mess
“De svinade runt på olika krogar” — They acted like swine ("swined around") at various pubs
“Fan vad de svinat! Se så här ser ut!” — They're goddamn pigs! Look at this mess!
Formersvinar(present) · svinade(preterite) · svinat(supine) · svina(imperative) · svina(active, infinitive) · svinas(infinitive, passive) · svinat(active, supine) · svinats(passive, supine) · svina(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · svinen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · svinar(active, indicative, present) · svinade(active, indicative, past) · svinas(indicative, passive, present) · svinades(indicative, passive, past) · svina(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · svinade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · svinas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · svinades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)